Kyowa Kirin is a fast-growing global specialty pharmaceutical company that applies state-of-the-art biotechnologies to discover and deliver novel medicines in four disease areas: bone and mineral; intractable hematologic; hematology oncology; and rare disease. A Japan-based company, our goal is to make people smile by delivering breakthroughs where no adequate treatments currently exist, working from drug discovery to product development and commercialization. In North America, we are headquartered in Princeton, NJ, with offices in California, Massachusetts, and Ontario

Summary of Job

Territory: This position covers Dallas, TX, Houston, TX, and Phoenix, AZ territories, along with surrounding markets throughout the region. Candidates must live within the Territory

The Senior Medical Science Liaison (MSL) is a field-based member of the Medical Affairs organization responsible for serving as a scientific and clinical expert for the company's therapeutic area(s) and products. The MSL establishes and maintains trusted scientific relationships with healthcare professionals (HCPs), key opinion leaders (KOLs), researchers, and other external stakeholders to facilitate the exchange of accurate, balanced, and evidence-based scientific information. The role advances Medical Affairs objectives by providing scientific and clinical expertise, gathering actionable medical insights, and leading to evidence generation, field medical strategic initiatives while ensuring all activities are conducted in compliance with applicable regulations, industry standards, and company policies.

Essential Functions

Independently identify, establish, and advance strategic scientific relationships with international, national, regional, and local key opinion leaders (KOLs), healthcare professionals (HCPs), investigators, and other external stakeholders.

Educate healthcare professionals and other appropriate stakeholders on Kyowa Kirin’s scientific data, disease states, therapeutic landscape, emerging clinical evidence, and product portfolio.

Deliver accurate, transparent, fair-balanced, evidence-based, and compliant scientific and clinical information in a timely and customer-focused manner, including responses to unsolicited medical information requests.

Serve as a regional medical and scientific resource by identifying external stakeholder needs and connecting them with appropriate Kyowa Kirin capabilities, resources, initiatives, and scientific collaborations.

Gather, critically analyze, synthesize, and communicate actionable medical insights, unmet medical needs, treatment trends, and competitive intelligence, identifying strategic implications and recommended actions for Medical Affairs and cross-functional stakeholders.

Develop and deliver scientific presentations, educational programs, clinical resources, and other materials in response to identified stakeholder needs and appropriate requests.

Independently liaise between investigators and Kyowa Kirin regarding unsolicited investigator-initiated study proposals and ongoing investigator-initiated studies (IIS), in accordance with company policies and regulatory requirements.

Partner with Clinical Operations and other internal stakeholders to support company-sponsored clinical studies, as appropriate.

Support speaker identification, development, training, and ongoing scientific education initiatives, as appropriate.

Lead the planning and execution of field medical activities and provide scientific support at international, national, regional, and local medical congresses, advisory boards, investigator meetings, and other scientific forums.

Deliver scientific education and training to internal cross-functional partners on disease states, therapeutic landscapes, clinical data, emerging evidence, and Kyowa Kirin products.

Build strong cross-functional partnerships across Medical Affairs, Clinical Development, Clinical Operations, Commercial, Market Access, Regulatory Affairs, and other internal functions while maintaining appropriate boundaries between scientific and commercial activities.